1724 Preserve Brown Jr. and Mary French were married on October 15. Witnessed by Thomas French, Thomas French Jr, and others. [1] [2]
1743 Solomon Ivins, wheelwright, purchased land from William French. They were both of Mansfield Twp, Burlington County. Dated November 5. William French had purchased the tract from his brother Thomas French in 1738. Thomas had purchased the land from his father Richard French in 1729. Richard had purchased the land from William Biddle in 1693. At that time, the land was adjacent to lands of Isaac Decow, Preserve Brown, Joseph Pancoast, and Benjamin Shreve. [3]
[1] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Births and Deaths, 1675-1750, Vol. K, Marriages, 1684-1724, 47, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[2] Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington, New Jersey, Births and Deaths, 1675-1750, Vol. K, Marriages, 1684-1724, 90, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[3] Burlington County, New Jersey Deeds (1785-1901), E3-262, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].